Following their annual tradition, the Fundación Autor and performing rights organization SGAE released the 2008 Spanish music boxed set. The box includes 6 albums: SGAE…
Spanish Roots in 2008
Category: Album reviews
Brazilian Musical Universe
Various Artists The New Brazilian Music (2007) This double CD sampler was given out at WOMEX 2008 in Sevilla (Spain). The collection was put together…
Alluring Rokia
[image1_left]Rokia Traoré Tchamantché (Nonesuch Records, 2009) Singer, songwriter and musician Rokia Traoré has followed up her critically-acclaimed CD Bowmboï with the evocatively rich Tchamantché out…
Tracing the Banjo’s Roots
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Africa to Appalachia (Jayme Stone, 2008) A wonderful string music cultivation, combining the rolling earthy African roots music of Malian…
Inspired by Spirits
Manze Dayila Solé (As Is Entertainment, 2008), Haitian singer Manze Dayila intertwines her Haitian musical roots with African and pan-African diaspora sounds. Her first CD…
Reelroad Gets Around
Reelroad Гуляю, Гуляю – I Get Around (2007) There’s nothing like a little light-hearted folk music to liven up the cold, dark days of winter,…
Novalima Goes for It
Novalima Coba Coba (Cumbancha, 2009) Latin melodies, natty break beats, big afro rhythms, electronica, vintage analogue tape echoes, dubby sirens and muted horns. Put this…
The Diverse Sides of Wei Xiao Dong
Erhu Solo by Wei Xiao Dong (2004) & Black Silk (It’s Hot Man Records, 2008) by Madame Xd Chinese erhu master Wei Xiao Dong…
Bring Out the Treasures
Joe Zawinul 75 (Heads Up, 2009) I can’t hide my admiration for the late Joe Zawinul. It’s sad when a visionary musician leaves us, but…
Franco From The Beginning
Franco & Le TPOK Jazz Francophonic (Stern’s Africa STCD3041-42, 2008) Franco Luambo was certainly the greatest guitarist in all of Congolese music. As to whether…